Asota heliconia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Asota heliconia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics east to Queensland and the Solomons. The wingspan is 52 mm. Larvae have been recorded on Averrhoa species. Asota heliconia atrata (Solomon Islands)
Asota heliconia bandana (Kayao island, Banda Elat) Asota heliconia clavata (China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Vietnam) Asota heliconia dama (Australia, New Zealand) Asota heliconia dicta (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines)
Asota heliconia doryca (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea ) Asota heliconia enganensis (Enggano) Asota heliconia ghara (Kai Islands) Asota heliconia heliconia (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan) Asota heliconia intacta (Indonesia)
Asota heliconia kalaonica (Sulawesi) Asota heliconia kiriwinae (Trobiand Island) Asota heliconia lanceolata (Sulawesi) Asota heliconia latiradia (Babar island) Asota heliconia leuconeura (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) Asota heliconia malisa (Indonesia)
Asota heliconia natunensis (Indonesia) Asota heliconia nicobarica (Nicobar Islands) Asota heliconia perimele (Indonesia) Asota heliconia philippina (Philippines) Asota heliconia sangirensis (Indonesia... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Tainan | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asota heliconia sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 129th most-seen of the 197 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asota heliconia in Taichung on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Taichung's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asota heliconia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
7th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Asota heliconia sightings, Taichung ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 30%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%) and Manila (Philippines, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Asota heliconia that you can see in Taichung (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cocoa Tussock Moth (about 20%), Brown Tussock Moth (about 10%) and Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asota heliconia is recorded against all the insects logged in Taichung (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
